What color is #66917C?

#66917C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66917C?

The RGB value is 102, 145, 124: 102 red, 145 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66917C?

The complementary color is #91667B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66917C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66917C color

#66917C rgb(102, 145, 124)

Shades of green

The hex color #66917C is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 56.9% green and 48.6% blue (102, 145, 124).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 17% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.91:1).

#66917C color codes

HEX	`#66917C`
RGB	`rgb(102, 145, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 56.9%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 17%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 30%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 14%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.61, -19.41, 6.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.61, 20.45, 161.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.242, 24.53, 22.786)`
Decimal	`6721916`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66917C, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #66917C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#66917C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #66917C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66917c; }
.text { color: #66917c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66917c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 145 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66917c, #669091); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #66917C?: #66917C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66917C?: The RGB value is 102, 145, 124: 102 red, 145 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66917C?: The complementary color is #91667B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66917C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.